In our organization, IT provides significant input on technology decisions. The logic being that we're the experts on this; it's what we do all day every day. So we do the research and ultimately set the standards on the equipment that can be purchased. If someone has a special need that can't be met by our standard equipment, their individual case will be looked at to see if an exception should be made. But 99.9% of the time, exceptions aren't necessary in our environment.
Our goal is to see technology used to its fullest potential. The restrictions we have in place aren't intended to limit the use of technology as a tool to improve productivity. Rather, they're to benefit the entire organization by protecting assets from damage and to ensure compliance with various laws and regulations. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District 318 North Clark Street Perry, FL 32347 www.taylor.k12.fl.us From: Matthew Carpenter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:01 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Mac on 2003 Domain Wow this is an interesting thread. It seems that some of you have a different IT philosophy in your company than ours. In our company, it is not IT's job to decide what tools users need to do their jobs. It is their job to implement and support it, or get the tools and skills needed to do so. It is also not the end users' job to determine what equipment they will just buy or show up with. It is a coordination between management and other team members. It seems that some have some sort of totalitarian last word control over what products are used to make their company function (most likely self delusional), and others are forced to either support what a user brings from home are tell them to get out. This is the perception anyway. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
